- Ebanks-Blake (83 pen)
- Agbonlahor (79)
- Date:2009-10-24
- Kick-off:12:45
- Venue:Molineux Stadium
- Attendance:28734
- Referee:Walton, P
Live Commentary
94mins
Full-Time: WOLVES 1-1 ASTON VILLA. It finishes all square in a scrappy West Midlands derby that often failed to sparkle.
90mins
There are four minutes of added time.
87mins
The game has come to life in these last ten minutes.
85mins
Greg Halford replaces Michael Kightly.
85mins
Chris Iwelumo replaces Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
83mins
WOLVES 1-1 ASTON VILLA. Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE fires home from the spot to level terms.
82mins
Wolves are awarded a PENALTY for a Steve Sidwell challenge on Michael Kightly.
79mins
WOLVES 0-1 ASTON VILLA. Gabriel AGBONLAHOR hits home with a turn-and-shot from close range after meeting Emile Heskey's pass.
77mins
Ashley Young's free kick is collected by Wayne Hennessey.
75mins
Nenad Milijas is on for Wolves,replacing David Edwards.
75mins
Steve Sidwell's strike is inadvertently blocked by his own team-mate Ricahrd Dunne.
74mins
Wayne Hennessey turns Gabriel Agbonlahor low shot round the post.
72mins
Gabriel Agbonlahor's header does not trouble Wayne Hennessey.
70mins
John Carew is replaced by Emile Heskey.
68mins
Richard Dunne is unable to direct his header from James Milner's free kick goalwards.
66mins
The second half is struggling to get going.
64mins
Ashley Young's powerfull left-foot drive fizzes wide.
62mins
Gabriel Agbonlahor's centre is charged down by Christophe Berra.
60mins
Ronald Zubar is booked for a challenge on Ashley Young.
59mins
Stephen Warnock goes into the referee's notebook.
58mins
Ashley Young's cross flies behind the goal.
56mins
Segundo Castillo scuffs his shot and Villa clear their lines.
54mins
John Carew is booked for a challenge on Ronald Zubar.
53mins
Gabriel Agbonlahor looks to get past George Elokobi but sees his progress halted.
51mins
Christophe Berra's header can only find Stiliyan Petrov.
49mins
Ashley Young tries to find the top corner but curls his shot wide of the target.
47mins
Steve Sidwell looks to cushion the ball down for John Carew when perhaps he should have gone for goal.
46mins
The second half is underway.
45mins
Half-Time: WOLVES 0-0 ASTON VILLA. Wolves enjoyed the better of the half but rarely tested Friedel.
43mins
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake gets on the end of Michael Kightly's free kick but his header has no power.
41mins
John Carew is adjudged to have pulled back Christophe Berra as he chased a ball forward.
38mins
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's overhead kick loops over the target.
36mins
Richard Dunne makes a sliding tackle to dispossess Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, the ball going out for a throw.
34mins
Villa have had a lot of defending to do but have looked solid at the back.
32mins
Kevin Doyle's angled pass can't quite find Michael Kightly.
30mins
Wayne Hennessey looks to have suffered a cut over his left eye.
28mins
Gabriel Agbonlahor's cross into the box is just behind Steve Sidwell.
26mins
John Carew is flagged offside as he looks to break forward.
24mins
Wolves have enjoyed the better of this game so far.
22mins
John Carew tries to turn Christophe Berra but can't get past the defender.
20mins
Segundo Castillo's speculative shot is blocked.
19mins
James Milner tries a long ball forward but it bounces harmlessly to Wayne Hennessey.
17mins
Steve Sidwell's drive flies high over the crossbar.
16mins
Richard Dunne's long- ball forward is too strong for James Milner's to chase.
14mins
Christophe Berra's flicked header is inches wide of the target.
13mins
Richard Dunne makes a good challenge to halt the in-from Kevin Doyle's progress.
11mins
Carlos Cuellar's cross is in front of John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor.
9mins
James Milner clears the ball away for a corner. Wolves have made a good start.
7mins
James Collins heads the ball away as Villa clear their lines.
5mins
John Carew on defensive duty heads the ball out for a corner.
3mins
Kevin Doyle looked as though he was being pulled back by Richard Dunne in the area in the build-up to that shot.
3mins
David Edwards shot is pushed round the post by Brad Friedel.
1mins
Gabriel Agbonlahor looks to side-foot the ball home but Wayne Hennessey makes the save.
0mins
Referee Peter Walton gets this West Midlands derby underway.
0mins
Villa's starting line-up is unchanged.
0mins
Segundo Castillo comes in for Greg Halford for Wales.
0mins
Fit again Luke Young is on the bench for Villa.
0mins
Chris Iwelumo is on the bench for Wolves after recovering from a broken metatarsal.
Match Preview
Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Aston Villa to Molineux in the first league meeting between the two sides since March 2004.
On that occasion Villa romped to a 4-0 victory, with Juan Pablo Angel adding a double after Thomas Hitzlsperger and Olof Mellberg had given the visitors a two-goal cushion.
In fact you have to go back to May 1978 for Wolves' last success against Villa on home soil, a run which Mick McCarthy's side will be keen to end this weekend.
McCarthy's men have enjoyed mixed fortunes since their return to the top-flight, having won just twice in nine games, although last time out they gained a creditable point from a 1-1 draw at Everton.
However, it could have been even better for the visitors on Merseyside, with Kevin Doyle having given Wolves the lead 14 minutes from time, only for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov to equalise at the death.
Wolves then suffered a further blow when Stefan Maierhofer was sent off in stoppage time for a clash with Tim Howard, meaning that he will be suspended for the Villa game.
Better news for McCarthy came with both Michael Kightly and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake emerging unscathed having returned to the starting line-up after injury.
Villa make the short trip to Molineux on the back of a superb 2-1 win over Chelsea last weekend, a result which lifted Martin O'Neill's men up to sixth place in the Premier League.
That victory saw recent signings Richard Dunne and James Collins both get on the scoresheet, but O'Neill was wary of getting too carried away.
He told the club's official website: "I think sometimes you have be careful. Just because you get one or two good results against the big sides doesn't automatically mean you have made all this fantastic progress."
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Match Report
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake rescued a point for Wolves as the first Premier League goal of his career denied Aston Villa victory in the local derby showdown at Molineux.
Wolves had been staring down the barrel of defeat when Gabby Agbonlahor gave Villa the lead with his sixth goal of the season in the 79th minute.
But Villa's advantage only lasted four minutes as Ebanks-Blake earned Wolves a share of the spoils with a clinically taken penalty.
While Wolves, who have not beaten Villa at home since 1978, will be relieved to have taken something from the game, they will know they could have picked up all three points after a dominant first-half display.
Villa only really came into the match in the second half and Agbonlahor's strike looked destined to earn them the local bragging rights before Steve Sidwell sent Michael Kightly sprawling and Ebanks-Blake converted from the spot.
Agbonlahor should really have put Villa in control after just 40 seconds when Christophe Berra misjudged a long clearance from Brad Friedel.
Agbonlahor was faced with just Wayne Hennessey to beat but weakly side-footed his shot into the arms of the grateful Wales international.
It was really the only chance that came Villa's way during the first half and Wolves should really have taken a lead into the interval.
Just two minutes after Agbonlahor's miss, Friedel did well to save from David Edwards when the ball broke to him after Wolves had strong claims for a penalty rejected when Kevin Doyle was hauled back by Richard Dunne.
Berra then headed a Karl Henry cross wide before James Milner cleared off the line when Doyle deflected a Michael Kightly corner goalwards.
Kightly's delivery was posing problems for Villa and his 38th minute corner again caused chaos when Berra's header was met by Ebanks-Blake whose acrobatic volley dropped just over the bar.
Wolves didn't carry so much of a threat after the break and it was Villa who looked far more menacing with Agbonlahor, Ashley Young and Sidwell all going close before the deadlock was broken.
Milner picked out Emile Heskey and he rolled the ball into the path of Agbonlahor. The England striker turned Jody Craddock and comfortably beat Hennessey from six yards.
But Villa's joy was short-lived as Ebanks-Blake struck with a nervelessly taken spot-kick following Sidwell's ill-timed lunge on Kightly.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Team
Aston Villa Team
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Aston Villa |
Corners
| 8 | 3 |
Fouls
| 10 | 16 |
Goal attempts
| 9 | 12 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 4 |
Offsides
| 2 | 3 |
92mins
Carlos Cuellar makes a challenge to halt Kevin Doyle's progress.